[Ramius]

I think the reason they always have those interminable group projects in college is twofold: 1) to keep the prof from having to grade so many papers, and 2) to teach that committees are useless as a method to actually get anything done.

[JenB]

I agree... but this is graduate school, you'd think people would understand "research this topic and write a four-page section for including in the group paper", wouldn't you?

[ecurbh]

committees are useless as a method to actually get anything done.